Chapter 216: The Great Wall Camp
After several days of marching, Li Yang finally entered the territory of Shangjun. As far as the eye can see, a majestic and winding Great Wall has faintly come into view. (Shang County, the jurisdiction of the north-central part of present-day Shaanxi Province adjacent to Inner Mongolia, Qin has 21 counties.) )
After Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, he set up counties here, and Meng Tian led 300,000 troops to defend here, build the Great Wall, and garrison the north.
Therefore, in that section of the majestic pass of the Great Wall, there is a large area of buildings, built with guards, garrison barracks, it looks like a city, there are 300,000 border troops stationed in it, this is the Great Wall camp of Daqin.
This pass border military town camp, according to the danger, control the throat of the north and south, such as a giant lock choke border pass, is one of the largest fortresses along the Great Wall in the north, is an important military place north of the Great Wall.
At the same time, the Great Wall Battalion, the shogunate. During the Qin period, all generals and above had an operational command organization, called the shogunate, in which there were various command organs and staff officers, amounting to dozens of people.
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier walked quickly into the shogunate of the Great Wall camp.
In the chamber of the palace, there was a sturdy middle-aged general sitting above, this person was none other than the commander of the border army of the Great Wall, General Wang Li.
At this time, there were more than a dozen generals and colonels on the left and right of the hall.
"Report, the northern army has reached ten miles outside the city!"
"Oh? It's finally here! Hearing the soldier's announcement, Wang Li, the general who was sitting in the main seat in the hall, raised his eyebrows, immediately got up, and said: "All the generals, go with the general to the outside of the city to greet the dean!" ”
"General Wang, is this necessary? According to the general, it is enough to greet you at the gate of the camp. ”
The general who spoke was the deputy general Su Jiao, who was originally the general of the Qin general Meng Tian, and is now the deputy general of the Great Wall battalion.
Everyone nodded, and another general said: "Yes, although he Li Yang is the president of the National Political Yuan, and he is in charge of my Great Wall border army this time, but this person is a civil official after all, how can he let me wait outside the city to greet him, this is too much to promote him, right?" ”
In the military, it is about military merit and qualifications, and if you want to be admired, you need to rely on outstanding meritorious service, and how can you make the generals respect by relying on official rank alone.
It is precisely because of this that the generals of the Great Wall Battalion are not very interested in Li Yang.
A civilian official came to lead their group of generals, which has already made these generals unconvinced. On fighting the Huns, Meng Tian in the court, and Wang Li in the camp of the Great Wall, which one is not better than him Li Yang?
It's just that since the emperor issued an order to order him to be the commander in chief and control the camp of the Great Wall, everyone had to obey. However, at this time, Wang Li asked everyone to run outside the city to greet them, which was unacceptable.
To put it mildly, this is too much to give Li Yang face, right?
Another general said: "I'm not a county official, I think General Su is right, just greet you outside the camp." ”
Wang Li's face turned cold, he glanced at the generals, and said in a deep voice: "What, this coach is going to change, don't you even listen to the words of the general?" ”
"This ......"
Everyone was stunned, and Su Li said: "General, aren't we dissatisfied with you, when it comes to the conquest of the Huns, how can he Li Yang compare to the general." ”
Everyone said: "That's right, we have been guarding the border for many years, and no one is better at fighting the Huns." And he, Li Yang, didn't he put down the chaos in the south half a year ago, and he relied on the power of my Great Qin Army to quell the chaos that time, and he didn't fight a single battle, so he scared the thieves and surrendered. Try to change the Huns, 500 soldiers, don't say that if you fight the Huns with tens of thousands of people, even if you encounter a thousand Huns, he Li Yang can't defeat them. ”
Wang Li saw the indignant looks of everyone, and couldn't help but say sharply: "Enough, if this is the case, when the dean comes, I can't say it anymore, I can only obey the emperor's orders." ”
Su Li sighed and nodded.
"Let's go!"
The king waved his hand and walked out first, and when the generals saw this, they had no choice but to go out......
Li Yang is the coach of Zhengbei, and if you want to say that the most unhappy person should actually belong to him.
Since he succeeded Meng Tian and took charge of the Great Wall Battalion, it has only been two or three months, and the position of the coach of the Great Wall Camp has not yet been hot, and the position of the coach has been taken away by Li Yang.
Moreover, changing Li Yang to the commander of the Great Wall camp was still for the purpose of conquering the Huns, which made Wang Li even more depressed.
The conquest of the Huns is an opportunity to make great contributions. At the beginning, Meng Tian fought against the Huns and made immortal achievements.
And now, Daqin wants to fight the Xiongnu again, logically speaking, the person who will take command of the expedition should be him Wang Li, after all, he is now the commander of the Great Wall camp. However, as a result, the opportunity to conquer the Xiongnu came, and he became a deputy general.
When Wang Li heard the news, he was so angry that he smoked.
However, just two days ago, he received a letter from his father, Wang Ben.
In the letter, his father made it clear that he must not be dissatisfied, and he must not only respect Li Yang, but also obey Li Yang's orders.
In the words of your father, Wang Ben, as the commander of the Great Wall battalion, you are in charge of 300,000 border troops, and you have been in the border for many years, and you are in a high position.
Those who have heavy armies have always been the most feared by the monarch, so it is important to be cautious in everything.
And now, the emperor appointed Li Yang as the commander of the expedition to the north and controlled the camp of the Great Wall, so if you are the slightest dissatisfied, or have the intention of disobeying the order, it is equivalent to resisting the emperor's order, and even giving the emperor a sense of self-respect.
In addition, the conquest of the Xiongnu is an opportunity for meritorious service, if you do not respect the commander, Li Yang will not use you, but use him instead, and then you will miss the opportunity to make meritorious service in vain.
More importantly, if you don't respect the boss, or disobey the order, and win a big victory against the Huns, you have no merit, and if you lose the Huns, all the big faults will be attributed to you.
As the grandson of the Wang family, Wang Li has understood a truth since he was a child, if he is a minister or a general, if he is jealous of the monarch, it will be the time when all difficulties come.
At the beginning, his grandfather Wang Jian was the greatest contributor to Qin Shi Huang's unification of the six countries and the expansion of the territory. But he chose to retreat bravely from the rapids and return to his hometown. Why, isn't it just that you are afraid of being jealous of the emperor?
Father and son are in charge of the army for two generations, can the emperor rest assured?
Therefore, in order not to become the second white rise, his grandfather Wang Jian chose to retire.
And his father Wang Ben was also afraid that his father and son would be in charge of the army in the same dynasty, so he also chose to retire a year ago.
It was because of the retirement of his father Wang Ben that he was able to entrust the emperor with the responsibility of the commander of the Great Wall Battalion.
And now, seeing the three interests stated by his father Wang Ben in the letter, Wang Li immediately understood the seriousness of the matter, so the dissatisfaction in his heart disappeared in an instant, and he didn't dare to slack off on Li Yang anymore.
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Half an hour later, Li Yang traveled to a mile outside the Great Wall camp and met the generals of the Great Wall camp who greeted him.
"The last general, Wang Li, led the generals of the Great Wall battalion, and hereby greets the dean!"
When Wang Li saw Li Yang coming, he immediately went out and saluted.
The generals behind him also saluted one after another: "We are waiting to welcome the dean!" ”
Li Yang was a little surprised, hurriedly dismounted, and saluted back: "General Wang, generals, hard work!" ”
Wang Li and the generals said in unison: "The dean's trip is hard. ”
After being polite, Wang Li made a gesture of please, and said very respectfully: "Dean, please!" ”
There will be more tonight.
(End of chapter)